11 February 2015

RWANDA : Niyomugabo ditches APR for newcomers Patriots

Rwandan International Sunny Niyomugabo has
crossed from APR Basketball Club to new entrants Patriots BBC on a
one-year contract. The development was also confirmed to Times Sport by
APR basketball club head coach, Cliff Owuor yesterday.
The former APR shooting guard parted ways with the military side
after serving the club for three years and was one of the club’s senior
players. “We wish him good luck in his new challenge and respect him for
being a good servant to the club during his time here,” Owuor said in
an interview.
Niyomugabo said leaving APR was the hardest decision to make but was
necessary for his career. “It is always hard, leaving a club like APR
but I was not sure that I would be getting any playing time and no
guarantees were forthcoming. So I think it is the best decision for both
the club and me,” Niyomugabo said.
The 23-year-old former national junior team starlet was part of the
senior team that failed to qualify for this year’s All Africa Games and
Afrobasket finals.
In a separate interview, Patriots head coach Cyrille Kalima praised
the arrival of the shooting guard at the club, “He is an important
signing for us, his presence adds something big to my squad. He is now
one of my most experienced players, he is vital in helping the young
players on the team.”
Kalima has also recruited Ali Kubwimana, his former player at Kigali
Basketball Club (KBC), who was also wanted reigning champions Espoir but
opted to rejoin his former coach.